The Sunday after the Rugby World Cup final my body hit a wall. Two weekends with late nights + 4am starts had left me struggling come Monday and starting the week off feeling sub-par is SO not a habit I’m keen on continuing. Many things have contributed …
6.38pm. I’ve just had a coffee. And to be honest, I’d kinda like another one. This morning, in the throes of the school/kindy departure I discovered the wet patch was back. This pesky spot on the floor that we just can’t find the source of. …
Somehow or other, it’s all working out. Today, after quite a lovely, sunny weekend filled with friends and fun I hauled ass. I hustled through a 5k, 2 loads of laundry, ALL the beds made, a writing deadline met, 3 GST returns completed, a walk …
I know not everyone has aspirations to be a runner, but I always, always have. I was pretty good at a few sports growing up and fair to middling at the rest. I gave everything a go and joined every sports team there was on offer …
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is hitting our house in 2016 as Ethan heads off to Intermediate. Paying for this is probably a worry that I share with many kiwi families but don’t sweat it as I’m about to share with you my little Gem …
When I was thinking about this post, I realised that I really needed to find out what you guys think and feel about breast cancer. I asked you on my FB page and those are your words up there. It’s sobering how scared breast cancer …
Our last ‘organised’ excursion in Rarotonga was also the one that I had been looking forward to the most. We had the amazingly good fortune of booking our trip during prime whale watching season – I cannot impress upon you how excited I was when …
When I was planning our trip to Rarotonga I couldn’t believe my eyes when I stumbled across this little gem of an adventure on the interwebs! When trying to find suitable excursions the whole family could enjoy, there was always the Nixon factor to consider. …
Dave returns today from an 11 day work trip and lord that plane can’t get to Auckland soon enough. I find it super hard to parent without Dave as he’s the steady, stable half and I’m the emotionally fractious one who struggles to hold her shit …
So Dave is away in Wellington for 11 days completing a project that’s been ongoing for about a year I think, resulting in many trips back and forth. Now is probably NOT the best time to be writing this as we were FB messaging this …